More Power when engine cooler??
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More Power when engine cooler??
I noticed that my truck always seems very powerful when I first start driving it in the morning when its cold, but i notice after it warms up, it doesnt seem to have that extra insane power that it did when i first drive it. What causes this? And is there a way to cool the coolant or change the thermostat to make the motor perform the way it does when its cooler?
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It will make a big diffence on a motor like the 460. Feed it cold outside air so her lungs can breathe. I don't recommend going with a colder stat, you want the motor to get up to temp but breathing cold outside air.
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Thank you for replies. I dont know how I should go about getting this thing cooler air. Why wouldnt k&N provide a heat shield along with their open filter for this engine. Would creating a protective shield for this intake help a little bit? I dont know how else to protect it from the heat its producing..
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It's worth trying. Just make sure it's strong enough so that it doesn't collapse from the suction of the engine. K&N is not alone in this and the package sounds good (under throttle) but the cold hard facts dictate that even the old wire and paper tube to the outside served a purpose. I use a CAI but it is enclosed and sucks air from the stock hole in the fender.
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I am going to have to draft something in the next few days to create something that this engine will like, and bring in some cold air, because i live in maine, and its freezing here, so i need to take advantage of this while its cold out, but i dont think it will be to hard. Should I use like metal flashing or something?
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